Invasion of Ikoria gives us that creature for the cost of skipping six damage rather than paying mana, and if there's one thing we've learned over the years, it's that paying life to make mana is almost always worthwhile
I wanted to take a look at some of the other zero-mana-value cards in Magic that spark joy, some that yall might not know of
Tolsimir, Friend to Wolves was released as a part of the storyline crescendo in War of the Spark, and was an equal exclamation point in Ryan Pancoasts continued upward trajectory as one of the best living artists working today
(Artifact, battle, creature, enchantment, land, and planeswalker are permanent types.) The Core Legendary Land - Rare (Transforms from Matzalantli.) Fathomless descent Tap: Add X mana of any one color, where X is the number of permanent cards in your graveyard
Why Meathook Massacre Was Banned According to Wizards of the Coast, they wanted to decide on one black card to ban
Having access to more mana than your opponent and being able to spend it effectively is one of the quickest ways to create an advantageespecially when the creatures you deploy are difficult to block and often draw you a card when they enter
